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Movable Feast is a night of local food and drink, with the chance to visit some of Hudson’s historic homes. After wine in Hudson Hall’s historic ballroom, visitors are sent off for a gourmet two-course dinner in a local home or business space. Proceeds from tickets, as well as a raffle of gift certificates and local products, will benefit the Hall.

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The Catskill Street Festival celebrates the many restaurants, breweries, farmers, and artists of the Catskill area. Come for the food trucks and live music; stay for the creek and the many, many shops throwing open their doors to the Crossroads-drinking, bread-sampling, and otherwise satisfied visitors to this Greene County seat and the nearby Hamlet of Leeds.

Sept 15, Main Street, Catskill

Sept 13: Mystic Braves

Throwing back to an earlier era of garage and psychedelic bands, and then throwing them all into a blender.

This acclaimed violin virtuoso’s career has included collaborations with Philip Glass, performances on the scores for Black Swan and 12 Years a Slave, and VR work with Google. The program includes pieces by Bach, Muhly, and Zhurbin, as well as Fain himself.

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Brats, brews, and more overflow at Germania Oktoberfest, the region’s premiere Oktoberfest celebration. Come for three days of authentic Bavarian cuisine, choice beers, and live music from the Bratwurst Boys, Gregory and the Brauhaus Band, and the Adlers Band.

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Ignis Lumina by artist Marlene Krumm-Sanders, photo provided by ROCA

Rockland Center for the Arts (RoCA) celebrates the present vision of its teaching artists with the Contemporary Rockland Artists: RoCA Faculty Exhibit, which will kick off the fall season of exhibits in the Emerson Gallery. RoCA, founded 70 years ago, continues the legacy of its founders by offering courses of instruction under teachers who actively create, teach, and exhibit throughout the Hudson Valley and the U.S. An opening reception is set for Saturday, Sept 8, from 1–4 p.m.

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Over 20 years and dozens of songs, Neko Case has proven herself the voice to beat. From her early country work to turns in arena rock and throwback pop, as well as being a co-founder of indie royalty The New Pornographers, Case has obliterated eardrums and expectations with her soaring, keening pipes. Her backing band will perform songs from 2018’s Hell-On.